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struck

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrʌk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/strʌk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(struk)

From the verb strike: (⇒ conjugate)
struck is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

Collocations for "struck"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "struck" in context.

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strike

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. the [car, ship] struck a [rock, tree, person]
  2. strike him in the [face, jaw, nose]
  3. was struck in the [face] (by)
  4. her head struck the [edge, corner, table, windshield]
  5. struck him a (heavy) blow to the (back of the) head
  6. strike a blow to [terrorism, freedom, capitalism]
  7. strike a blow for [freedom, justice]
  8. strike a balance [with, between]
  9. the [light, headlight, beam, sunlight] struck my eyes
  10. what strikes me most is
  11. strikes me as [odd, unfair] (that)
  12. was struck by his [audacity, forwardness, actions]
  13. was struck by the [size, amount, cost, numbers]
  14. suddenly it struck me
  15. struck by [lightning, 10,000 volts]
  16. struck him [dumb, dead]
  17. strike where it hurts
  18. strike while the iron is hot
  19. struck at [dawn, night]
  20. strike out [his name, the idea]
  21. strike it off the list
  22. strike down the [idea, thought, notion, proposal]
  23. strike down your [enemy, opponent]
  24. may God strike me down (if)
  25. [the workers, all 500 employees, teachers] are striking
  26. strike for [better wages, benefits, shorter work days]
  27. striking and [protesting, demanding]
  28. strike a deal (with)
  29. strike a pose (for the camera)
  30. struck a chord (with)
  31. struck up a conversation (with)
  32. strike out against the [enemy, government]
  33. strike back against the [enemy]
  34. strike out into the [wilderness, mountains, forest]
  35. strike out the batter
  36. the [player, batter] struck out
  37. strike [gold, oil]
  38. strike it rich
  39. struck it lucky (with)
n
  1. [an air, a land, a sea, a nuclear, a military] strike (against)
  2. a counter-strike (against)
  3. launched a strike [on, against]
  4. a [teachers', students', miners', workers'] strike
  5. a [garbage, sit-down, post, hunger, 24-hour] strike
  6. the workers [went on, proposed, threatened] a strike
  7. the strike will end on [Monday]
  8. three strikes and you're out
  9. you only get three strikes
  10. that is your [third] strike
  11. the [first, second, third] strike
  12. the bowler threw [two, five] strikes
  13. a strike in the [face, stomach]
  14. threw a strike at [him, his face]
n as adj
  1. strike [workers, action, force]
'struck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "struck" in the title:

..., which struck me as odd - English Only forum
'11 p.m' AND 'it stroke (struck) 11 P.M' - English Only forum
[struck] a different tone than her husband’s. - English Only forum
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<a?> tragedy struck the Biden family - English Only forum
against being struck by lightning - English Only forum
agreement is about to be struck - English Only forum
All the time we were walking, I <had been><was> struck by the clouds - English Only forum
All the time we <were walking><walked>, I had been struck - English Only forum
an average <struck> between its elements - English Only forum
and struck it - English Only forum
arrangement struck to - English Only forum
as if struck by inspiration - English Only forum
as struck by the two intense Germans - English Only forum
be struck by the disparity of achievement - English Only forum
be struck into populist coin - English Only forum
be struck off - English Only forum
being caught by lightning vs. being struck by lightning - English Only forum
being struck with deliberate negotiation - English Only forum
Being <struck> with its uncommon magnitude - English Only forum
Big Ben concluded the run-up, struck - English Only forum
Both the sisters seemed [struck: not shocked or appalled] - English Only forum
boys suckled on grief and unrest, told me that I had struck a fine blow.... - English Only forum
Can I say Mr X struck down the auction? - English Only forum
chugged and struck - English Only forum
comma before 'and' [conjunction]: struck companies, and her friends - English Only forum
comma before that [relative pronoun]: a deal struck down by..., that - English Only forum
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